occasionallyadv.

Brit.

/əˈkeɪʒn̩əli/,

/əˈkeɪʒn̩l̩i/,

/əˈkeɪʒənl̩i/,

/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəli/, U.S.

/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəli/

Forms: late Middle English occasyoneely, late Middle English occasyonly, late Middle English (1800s irregular) occasionaly, late Middle English– occasionally, 1600s occasionallie, 1600s (1800s irregular) occasionly, 1600s–1800s occasinally, 1700s occas'onally, 1700s occationaly, 1700s– occassionally (irregular), 1800s ocasionally (irregular), 1800s occashenally (irregular), 1800s occashunally (irregular), 1800s occasionolly (irregular), 1800s– occagionally (English regional (Cheshire)), 1900s– occasion'lly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: occasional adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < occasional adj. + -ly suffix². Compare post-classical Latin occasionaliter as occasion arises (frequently from 12th cent. in British sources), Old French occasionaument (1306), Middle French, French occasionnellement (1546 in Rabelais).

†1.

a. On the occasion of something else happening or being done: incidentally. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [adverb] > indirectly or as a secondary consequence

occasionallya1425

reflectively1618

reductively1624

reflexively1631

secondarily1637

consecutively1644

consequentially1652

reflexly1654

secondarly1771

reductionally1967

a1425 (?a1400) Cloud of Unknowing (Harl. 674) (1944) 71 He [sc. the Devil] may neuer come to styrre a mans wil, but occasyoneely, & by a fer mene, be he neuer so sotyl a deuil. For sufficiently & wiþ-outen mene may no good aungel stire þi wil; ne,..no þing bot only God.

1657 P. Heylyn Ecclesia Restavrata I. 24 Reformations which were made occasionally in that faulty Church.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 556 As one intended first, not after made Occasionally .

1684 Scanderbeg Redivivus iii. 25 (heading) Wherein occasionally is given a Brief Account of the Reign of King Casimir.

1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. 209 [He] never thought worth his while to mention his Life nor Writings, not so much as obiter or occasionally.

b. By chance, casually, accidentally. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adverb]

feringc1000

feringlya1300

by casec1300

chancefully1303

lotc1325

peradventurec1325

of chance1330

happilya1375

in hapa1375

upon hapsa1375

casuallyc1384

perchancec1387

chancely1389

by fortune1390

haplyc1390

by (also of) adventurea1393

percasea1393

adventurelyc1400

percase1402

accidently?a1425

adventurously1440

by (good, lucky, etc.) hap?a1450

accidentally1528

chanceably1559

bechance1569

chance1595

casual-wise1601

accidental1622

occasionally1622

fortuitouslya1652

contingently1668

by chance1669

chanceable1709

per-hazard1788

chance-wise1844

1622 Relation Eng. Plantation Plimoth, New Eng. 29 The house was fiered occasionally by a sparke that flew into the thatch.

1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 64 Casting mine eye occasionallie on this Varlet's Postscript, I chanced to light..on the Allegations of two Autors.

a1732 F. Atterbury Serm. Several Occas. (1734) I. 191 He appeared to them..sometimes at Places where he had before appointed to meet them, sometimes occasionally, as they were travelling on the Way.

2. On or for a particular occasion; on certain particular occasions; when occasion arises. Now English regional.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > at a particular or certain time > for the occasion

for the noncec1400

occasionallya1425

to the nonce1802

a1425 (?a1400) Bk. Priue Counseling in P. Hodgson Cloud of Unknowing (1944) 153 (MED) Lat us speke of it, in confusion of proude wittys, & namely of þine, þe whiche is only, occasionaly at þe leest, þe cause of þis writyng at þis tyme.

a1633 G. Herbert Priest to Temple (1652) xxvii. 116 He..intermingles some mirth in his discourses occasionally, according to the pulse of the hearer.

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 393 Philo hereupon, occasionally cites this Remarkable Testimony of Philolaus the Pythagorean.

1756 S. Johnson Life Browne in Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (ed. 2) p. xxi A treatise which seems to have been occasionally written.

1776 G. Semple Treat. Building in Water 18 The Rods were in three Pieces..which screwed together occasionally.

a1791 J. Wesley Serm. lxxxviii, in Wks. (1822) IX. 48 Our Saviour once occasionally said, ‘Behold they who wear gorgeous apparel are in kings' courts.’

1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) Occasionally, upon occasion arising; if necessary.

a1903 C. Terry in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 321/1 [Suffolk] I asked a man if he was going into the village that day and he said, ‘No, Sir, but I could do, occasionally’.

3. Now and then, at times, sometimes; irregularly and infrequently.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [adverb] > sometimes or occasionally

whiloma900

whilea1000

stoundmealc1000

stundumOE

otherwhileOE

umquhile1154

with and withc1175

by stoundsa1225

otherwhilesc1225

umbestound?c1225

umbewhilec1230

then and thenc1275

sometime…sometime1297

umstounda1300

by while13..

over while13..

sometime1340

umbe throwea1350

at timesa1382

now and again (also anon, eft, now)a1393

umbwhile1393

eftsoona1398

sometimea1400

by sithesc1400

umbestoundsc1400

from time to (formerly unto) time1423

now and (also or) then1445

ever now and nowa1470

when and whenc1470

occasionallya1475

in timesa1500

whiles?a1500

whilomsa1500

sometimes1526

somewhiles1528

at whiles1540

ever now and then1542

a-whiles1546

somewhiles…, somewhiles1547

at sometimes1548

now and thenc1550

ever and anon1558

by occasions1562

on (also upon) occasion1562

as soon…as soon1581

every now and then (also again)1642

by a time1721

once and a while1765

ever and again1788

periodically1825

in spots1851

a1475 Bk. Quinte Essence (1889) 24 (MED) Men may die in iij maners..by naturel deeþ..bi violent deeþ, and also in þe iij maner occasionaly wiþinne þe teerme þat is sett of god, as þo men þat to myche replecioun or to greet abstynence..sle him silf.

1751 R. Paltock Life Peter Wilkins II. xv. 174 To sweep round the whole Country, and take all the Towns in our way, and occasionally enter the middle parts, as the Towns lay commodious.

1814 D. Stewart Elem. Philos. Human Mind II. i. §3. 89 All of these writers have..been occasionally misled in their speculations.

1884 D. Pae Eustace 7 Occasionally..his eye..had rested on the motionless form of a salmon-fisher.

1934 C. P. Snow Search i. vi. 106 Audrey occasionally mentioned him in conversation.

1969 G. Greene Coll. Ess. III. i. 252 Only occasionally do I feel inclined to quarrel with the editor.

1983 J. M. Coetzee Life & Times Michael K i. 151 He lay awake much of the night..peering out occasionally into the starlight.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	occasionally
释义	occasionallyadv. Brit. /əˈkeɪʒn̩əli/, /əˈkeɪʒn̩l̩i/, /əˈkeɪʒənl̩i/, /əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəli/, U.S. /əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəli/ Forms: late Middle English occasyoneely, late Middle English occasyonly, late Middle English (1800s irregular) occasionaly, late Middle English– occasionally, 1600s occasionallie, 1600s (1800s irregular) occasionly, 1600s–1800s occasinally, 1700s occas'onally, 1700s occationaly, 1700s– occassionally (irregular), 1800s ocasionally (irregular), 1800s occashenally (irregular), 1800s occashunally (irregular), 1800s occasionolly (irregular), 1800s– occagionally (English regional (Cheshire)), 1900s– occasion'lly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: occasional adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < occasional adj. + -ly suffix². Compare post-classical Latin occasionaliter as occasion arises (frequently from 12th cent. in British sources), Old French occasionaument (1306), Middle French, French occasionnellement (1546 in Rabelais). †1. a. On the occasion of something else happening or being done: incidentally. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [adverb] > indirectly or as a secondary consequence occasionallya1425 reflectively1618 reductively1624 reflexively1631 secondarily1637 consecutively1644 consequentially1652 reflexly1654 secondarly1771 reductionally1967 a1425 (?a1400) Cloud of Unknowing (Harl. 674) (1944) 71 He [sc. the Devil] may neuer come to styrre a mans wil, but occasyoneely, & by a fer mene, be he neuer so sotyl a deuil. For sufficiently & wiþ-outen mene may no good aungel stire þi wil; ne,..no þing bot only God. 1657 P. Heylyn Ecclesia Restavrata I. 24 Reformations which were made occasionally in that faulty Church. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 556 As one intended first, not after made Occasionally . View more context for this quotation 1684 Scanderbeg Redivivus iii. 25 (heading) Wherein occasionally is given a Brief Account of the Reign of King Casimir. 1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. 209 [He] never thought worth his while to mention his Life nor Writings, not so much as obiter or occasionally. b. By chance, casually, accidentally. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adverb] feringc1000 feringlya1300 by casec1300 chancefully1303 lotc1325 peradventurec1325 of chance1330 happilya1375 in hapa1375 upon hapsa1375 casuallyc1384 perchancec1387 chancely1389 by fortune1390 haplyc1390 by (also of) adventurea1393 percasea1393 adventurelyc1400 percase1402 accidently?a1425 adventurously1440 by (good, lucky, etc.) hap?a1450 accidentally1528 chanceably1559 bechance1569 chance1595 casual-wise1601 accidental1622 occasionally1622 fortuitouslya1652 contingently1668 by chance1669 chanceable1709 per-hazard1788 chance-wise1844 1622 Relation Eng. Plantation Plimoth, New Eng. 29 The house was fiered occasionally by a sparke that flew into the thatch. 1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 64 Casting mine eye occasionallie on this Varlet's Postscript, I chanced to light..on the Allegations of two Autors. a1732 F. Atterbury Serm. Several Occas. (1734) I. 191 He appeared to them..sometimes at Places where he had before appointed to meet them, sometimes occasionally, as they were travelling on the Way. 2. On or for a particular occasion; on certain particular occasions; when occasion arises. Now English regional. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > at a particular or certain time > for the occasion for the noncec1400 occasionallya1425 to the nonce1802 a1425 (?a1400) Bk. Priue Counseling in P. Hodgson Cloud of Unknowing (1944) 153 (MED) Lat us speke of it, in confusion of proude wittys, & namely of þine, þe whiche is only, occasionaly at þe leest, þe cause of þis writyng at þis tyme. a1633 G. Herbert Priest to Temple (1652) xxvii. 116 He..intermingles some mirth in his discourses occasionally, according to the pulse of the hearer. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 393 Philo hereupon, occasionally cites this Remarkable Testimony of Philolaus the Pythagorean. 1756 S. Johnson Life Browne in Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (ed. 2) p. xxi A treatise which seems to have been occasionally written. 1776 G. Semple Treat. Building in Water 18 The Rods were in three Pieces..which screwed together occasionally. a1791 J. Wesley Serm. lxxxviii, in Wks. (1822) IX. 48 Our Saviour once occasionally said, ‘Behold they who wear gorgeous apparel are in kings' courts.’ 1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) Occasionally, upon occasion arising; if necessary. a1903 C. Terry in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 321/1 [Suffolk] I asked a man if he was going into the village that day and he said, ‘No, Sir, but I could do, occasionally’. 3. Now and then, at times, sometimes; irregularly and infrequently. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [adverb] > sometimes or occasionally whiloma900 whilea1000 stoundmealc1000 stundumOE otherwhileOE umquhile1154 with and withc1175 by stoundsa1225 otherwhilesc1225 umbestound?c1225 umbewhilec1230 then and thenc1275 sometime…sometime1297 umstounda1300 by while13.. over while13.. sometime1340 umbe throwea1350 at timesa1382 now and again (also anon, eft, now)a1393 umbwhile1393 eftsoona1398 sometimea1400 by sithesc1400 umbestoundsc1400 from time to (formerly unto) time1423 now and (also or) then1445 ever now and nowa1470 when and whenc1470 occasionallya1475 in timesa1500 whiles?a1500 whilomsa1500 sometimes1526 somewhiles1528 at whiles1540 ever now and then1542 a-whiles1546 somewhiles…, somewhiles1547 at sometimes1548 now and thenc1550 ever and anon1558 by occasions1562 on (also upon) occasion1562 as soon…as soon1581 every now and then (also again)1642 by a time1721 once and a while1765 ever and again1788 periodically1825 in spots1851 a1475 Bk. Quinte Essence (1889) 24 (MED) Men may die in iij maners..by naturel deeþ..bi violent deeþ, and also in þe iij maner occasionaly wiþinne þe teerme þat is sett of god, as þo men þat to myche replecioun or to greet abstynence..sle him silf. 1751 R. Paltock Life Peter Wilkins II. xv. 174 To sweep round the whole Country, and take all the Towns in our way, and occasionally enter the middle parts, as the Towns lay commodious. 1814 D. Stewart Elem. Philos. Human Mind II. i. §3. 89 All of these writers have..been occasionally misled in their speculations. 1884 D. Pae Eustace 7 Occasionally..his eye..had rested on the motionless form of a salmon-fisher. 1934 C. P. Snow Search i. vi. 106 Audrey occasionally mentioned him in conversation. 1969 G. Greene Coll. Ess. III. i. 252 Only occasionally do I feel inclined to quarrel with the editor. 1983 J. M. Coetzee Life & Times Michael K i. 151 He lay awake much of the night..peering out occasionally into the starlight. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1425
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